Market Trends of Industrial Automation Software Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the Industrial Automation Software Market according to our research experts:
SCADA has a Significant Impact on the Market Growth
- The supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software experienced rapid growth over the past decade. SCADA system helps the end-user industry employees to analyze the data and make crucial decisions from a remote location. It further assists in mitigating the issues with a quick response as it processes, distributes, and displays the data on the human-machine interface (HMI).
- SCADA systems usually function in close coordination with hardware and software components. The hardware collects and feeds data into the processing unit of a computer, which then processes it at varying time intervals. SCADA systems either record and log events into a folder on a hard disk or send them to a printer.
- SCADA systems play an important role in a number of industrial applications. Some of the industries that use SCADA in their daily operations include water and wastewater systems, electric generation, transmission and distribution systems and oil and gas systems. For instance, in the Oil and Gas industry, SCADA is used to monitor well and pumping sites along with distribution pumping pressure and pipeline flow.
- In February 2022, General Electric (GE) Digital announced the launch of its latest version of CIMPLICITY 2022 HMI/SCADA software. For applications of all sizes, the software can deliver fast response, reduced costs, improved security, and increased profitability. CIMPLICITY also provides options to deploy on-prem, in the cloud, or in a hybrid architecture to reduce infrastructure and maintenance costs.
- The labor wage is one of the largest expenses for any business. As per the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, labor costs for workers in the US rose by 1.3% for the third quarter of 2021, which was the largest hike in 20 years. Industrial automation solutions, such as SCADA, enables the reduction in required labor hours for the tasks, thereby reducing the associated labour costs.
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Europe Market to Witness Significant Growth
- The robotics and automation industry is one of the most innovative in the German mechanical engineering sectors. German OEMs rank among the world's leading R&A companies. Human-robot collaboration (HRC) and machine vision (MV) technologies are considered the major strengths in a global hub that hosts robotics players from all market segments. Technological developments in the field of artificial intelligence, including machine learning and deep learning, will lead to further applications of conventional industrial robots and collaborative robots.
- Recently, SECO, a global provider of innovative embedded systems, Internet of Things (IoT), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, presented its expanded Human Machine Interface product portfolio at embedded world 2022 in Nuremberg, Germany. In addition to the company's wide-ranging FLEXY VISION family, the HMI product portfolio was expanded to include the modular Proven Concept (PCT) HMI series by Garz & Fricke with flush mount, rear mount, and panel mount installation options and an accompanying single board computer providing display intelligence and interfaces.
- The machine vision industry in Germany and Europe has been growing at a fast rate over the past decade. Beyond the automotive industry and the electrical and electronics industries (including semiconductors), other sectors - including the metal, food, and packaging, as well as non-manufacturing industries (e.g., intelligent traffic technology, medical diagnostic equipment, and surgical technologies) - are increasingly making use of machine vision technology.
- As per a recent report produced by the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) and Loughborough University's Industrial Policy Research Centre (IPRC), speeding up the adoption of industrial automation and robotics in the United Kingdom could lead to significant improvements in the country's manufacturing productivity. A new national robotics research center is also being set up in the country to advance smart manufacturing by eliminating barriers and accelerating the widespread use of smart collaborative robotics technologies.
- Much EU-based research & innovation (R&I) programs have constantly supported the development of solutions and technologies that enable the European manufacturing sector to fully utilize digital opportunities. Many of the projects are financed by the Factories of the Future Public-Private Partnership as they cover areas such as digital automation, process optimization of manufacturing assets, simulation and analytics technologies, and ICT innovation for manufacturing SMEs.
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